There will be a memorial service on Saturday, Nov. 16 for Yale poet and scholar John Hollander, who died on Aug. 17 at age 83.The service will take place at 3 p.m. in Battell Chapel, corner of Elm and College streets. It will be followed by a reception in...
YaleNews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the University community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books may forward publishers’ book descriptions to us by email.An Inspiration to...
William J. Foltz, the H.J. Heinz Professor Emeritus of African studies and political science at Yale University, died on Oct. 27 at his home in New Haven.William J. FoltzFrom 1983 to 1989, Foltz was also the director of the Yale Center for International...
YaleNews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the University community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books may forward publishers’ book descriptions to us by email.Francesco Vanni:...
Jonathon Howard, the newly appointed Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, is a biophysicist who is interested in the morphology and motility of cells.Jonathon HowardIn his research, Howard strives to answer the question of...
Dr. Nicholas Christakis, newly named as the Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social and Natural Science, is a sociologist and physician who conducts research in the areas of social networks and biosocial science.Dr. Nicholas ChristakisBefore joining the...
Dr. Frankenstein mashed up body parts. Modern researchers mash up data.Cover of the seventh Cologne edition of the “Malleus Maleficarum,” 1520, The University of Sydney, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.On Halloween (Thursday, Oct. 31) the Center for Science...